The Kodak Easyshare Z700 digital camera has been welcomed by many. Here’s a snippet from the reviews in the December 2005 What Digital Camera Magazine:

“Very nearly delivers on its magnificent specification; very nearly, but not quite. The Z700 is not the speediest camera in the world to focus but does so with some assurance. In terms of image quality and performance it’s not quite on par with its specs.”

Pros: Great specification at a great price.
Cons: A bit lethargic, slightly blocky images.
Overall Score: 82%

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The Kodak EasyShare Z650 has a 10x Schneider-Kreuznach zoom lens, and a 6 megapixel CCD sensor. It has a recommended retail price of $350.

Digital Camera Info Reviews: “[It offers] a fairly fast lens and a full complement of manual controls to make up for it. Kodak’s Z series cameras are a step up from their beginner C series and target a segment of users ready to experiment with a longer lens, but still requiring plenty of options for shooting automatically.”

To be released on March 15.

A new company logo was announced by Kodak Chairman and Chief Executive, Antonio Perez, at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Perez also called on the industry to cooperate in making digital imaging and digital photography simpler and more relevant to more people.

The new logo uses a custom-designed typeface, which is both contemporary and flexible. It will be applied right across Kodak’s businesses, which include, handheld digital cameras and computer software. The logo will also adorn Kodak’s buildings around the world.

Betty Noonan, Director of Brand Management and Marketing Services, commented: “We want to break out of the box, in a lot of ways.”

Kodak also announced a technology-sharing and marketing alliance with Motorola aimed at making imaging more widespread in electronic devices.

It certainly has an unusual look, but the Kodak EasyShare V570 has a character all its own. Although it won’t be available until the end of January, it’s worth taking a look at the specification.

The Kodak EasyShare V570 has two lenses that sit flush with the camera body. One lens provides an ultra-wide angle (22 mm focal length ~ 35 mm equivalent) the other gives an optical zoom from 39-117 mm (35mm equivalent). The V570 manages a total of a 5x optical zoom. The camera will have an MSRP of $399.

The V570 can capture images up to 5 megapixels. A panorama stitch mode allows the camera to automatically put together up to three images.

Other features include:

2.5 inch LCD
Kodak Color Science Chip
Automatic red-eye reduction
In-camera distortion reduction (to reduce fish-eye effect at wide angle)
22 scene modes and 3 color modes
Photo Frame Dock 2
SD slot (32 MB internal memory)
lithium ion battery

[Info from DCR]